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The historical development of geography as a subject in the schools of the Cape Province (1772-1951)

  • Authors: Knox, John Charles
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Geography -- Study and teaching -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MEd
  • Identifier: vital:1974 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012702 , Geography -- Study and teaching -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope
  • Description: As the title indicates, this is a study of the historical emergence of geography as a subject in Cape schools, and covers the period 1772-1951. The account is not merely descriptive and factual, for wherever possible an attempt is made to assess the nature and scope of the geography which was taught at different periods in relation to modern, authoritative ideas concerning the pedagogic application of the subject in the school. The work as a whole is predominantly concerned with the historical development of geography in the secondary school. However, in the initial four chapters the slight and insubstantial nature of the available data precludes the possibility of differentiating between geoeraphy of primary standard and that of secondary standard, and in these early chapters all references to the subject are consequently generalized. In Chapter 5, which deals with the period during which Langham Dale was Superintendent-Genera l of Education, geography of secondary standard becomes distinguishable from that of primary standard for the first time, and from this point onwards the two are differentiated to the fullest extent possible, and the former is chiefly emphasized. The entire study is presented against a broad background of relevant, educational developments of a general nature.
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The identity of Scarus gibbus Ruppell, 1828 and of other parrotfishes of the family Callyodontidae from the Red Sea and the Western Indian Ocean

  • Authors: Smith, J.L.B. (James Leonard Brierley), 1897-1968
  • Date: 1959
  • Language: English
  • Type: Text
  • Identifier: vital:14978 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018777 , Ichthyological Bulletin; No. 16
  • Description: Parrotfishes have long been one of the major problems of the taxonomist, largely as a result of classification based on preserved material. Workers such Bleeker, who handled fresh specimens, provided useful descriptions and at least passable illustrations of Parrotfishes. There has, in consequence, been a general tendency to use such names in preference to those of earlier workers, notably Lacepede and Valenciennes, most of whose descriptions, based on long dead specimens, not only lack accurate, or indeed any, illustration, but rarely contain critical diagnostic data. In consequence, the nomenclature has been in a state of utter chaos, and any worker privileged to travel and examine early type specimens incurs a good deal of responsibility, since the majority of other workers are usually not in a position to query his opinions about their identities. , Rhodes University Libraries (Digitisation)
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The nature of modern mathematics: inaugural lecture delivered at Rhodes University

  • Authors: Abrahamson, B
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Mathematics
  • Language: English
  • Type: Text
  • Identifier: vital:591 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020660
  • Description: Inaugural lecture delivered at Rhodes University , Rhodes University Libraries (Digitisation) iiidc:provenance
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  • Date Issued: 1959

The photo-fluorescence properties of some organic materials

  • Authors: Cameron, Antony John Wesley
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Hydrocarbons -- Spectra -- Fluorescence , Organic compounds , Energy transfer
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
  • Identifier: vital:5514 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1010041 , Hydrocarbons -- Spectra -- Fluorescence , Organic compounds , Energy transfer
  • Description: In this thesis I have given an account of the experimental work carried out by me at Rhodes University from the beginning of 1954 to the end of 1955, and the analysis of the results which was completed during the following two years, 1956 and 1957. The dissertation is divided into two sections; Part I deals with the photo fluorescence spectra of a large group of organic compounds, and Part 2 describes an investigation of the photo-fluorescence properties of and energy transfer in liquid organic solutions.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

The solubility of mercurous chloride in water at 25°C

  • Authors: Clur, Dennis Alwin
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Mercury compounds -- Solubility , Mercuric chloride
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
  • Identifier: vital:4522 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1014705
  • Description: [From Introduction]. In 1955, Dry and Gledhill, both formerly of this Department, published their paper on the Solubility of Mercurous Chloride in Water at 25°0, and it was originally intended that this thesis should be an extension of the study to cover the temperature range from 5 t o 55°0. A preliminary investigation at 25°0, however, failed to yield results which were consistent with their findings, even though their apparatus and experimental technique were used. In an effort to resolve these difficulties their method of saturating the calomel in the conductance cell was thoroughly investigated, and as this procedure was found to be responsible, it was necessary to evolve an entirely new approach. The technique finally adopted was to saturate the mercurous chloride solutions by mechanical stirring in siliconed vessels and to carry out the conductance, pH, and total mercury concentration measurements on the filter ed solution. This method gave good results, and was free from the many extrapolations prevalent in the original procedure.
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The sorption of Hydrochloric Acid and Potassium Hydroxide by mohair and wool

  • Authors: Bamford, Graeme Reginald Ernest
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Hydrochloric acid -- Absorption and adsorption , Hydroxides -- Absorption and adsorption , Wool , Mohair
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
  • Identifier: vital:4452 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009503
  • Description: The main object of the present investigation has been to establish a titration curve for mohair keratin and to compare it with similar data for wool, to determine whether the differences in physical and chemical properties could be attributed in any way to the acidic and basic character of these fibres. As shown in subsequent discussion such measurements provide extremely useful information regarding the chemical structure of proteins in general, and in the technical fields involving processes such as wool scouring, carbonizing and dyeing. The study has been extended to include certain modified wools, i.e. photochemically damaged, and oxidized keratin. The most successful contribution to the titration data of wool keratin is the work of Steinhardt and Harris and subsequent authors have tended to adopt their procedures without modification. In the present study attempts have been made to obtain a clearer understanding of the fundamental processes. New techniques and analytical methods have been introduced to improve the accuracy of the measurements.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

The thermal decomposition of irradiated silver permanganate

  • Authors: Sole, Michael John
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Decomposition (Chemistry) , Irradiation , Permanganates , Silver compounds , Metals -- Thermal properties
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
  • Identifier: vital:4502 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013265
  • Description: The thermal decomposition of silver permanganate, pre-irradiated in BEPO and in a ⁶°C₀ Ϫ 'hot spot' has been investigated in the temperature range 100 - 125°C. The results are similar to those for irradiated KMn0₄ and the mechanism proposed for the latter is again suggested. The activation energy for the migration of point defects over the induction period is 1.03 ev. The decompositions of unirradiated and irradiated crystals differ in that the latter undergo physical disintegration over the acceleratory period. X-ray studies immediately prior to disintegration show strain and fragmentation in the irradiated crystal. An explanation involving the annealing of point defects at dislocation is advanced to explain the changes produced in the p/t plots with increased dosage, and fixed decomposition temperature. Summary, p. 94.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

The transport system of the Border : a study of transport and communications in the Border region of the Cape Province with special reference to the effect of transport on the economic and commercial development of the region

  • Authors: Smith, Hugh Hamilton
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Transportation -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Harbors -- South Africa -- East London , Railroads -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Transportation, Automotive -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Communication and traffic -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
  • Identifier: vital:1122 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018721
  • Description: Transport undoubtedly occupies a most important place in the economic and commercial life of all countries. In this respect South Africa is no exception, and very briefly, the principal economic functions of transport are enumerated below. 1. Transport establishes communication between consumers and the producers of goods or services. 2. Transport facilitates the movement of persons between the place where they live and the place where they work - usually this is a daily procedure, but in South Africa it also entails the movement of large numbers of Natives from the Native Reserves to work for some months at a time either in the gold mines or in the several urban areas of the Union. 3. Transport makes geographical specialization possible, for agricultural or mineral resources will only be exploited, or specialized industries established, in a particular area, if the commodities produced can be transported to other parts of a country, or the world; and other capital and consumer goods brought to the producers living in the area of specialized production. 4. Transport faciitates industrial production because, of raw materials which come from many sources. Furthermore, transport enables the finished products of industry to be distributed to the markets in which they are sold. In all these cases, the efficiency of transport has to be measured not only in terms of its cost, but also in terms of its efficiency, which includes, inter alia, the time taken, the frequency of services, the safety of goods and passengers while in transit and the provision of various special services, such as the provision by railway undertakings of private siding facilities. This thesis will be divided into five parts, the first dealing with the technical and commercial development of the Buffalo Harbour. It has been decided to deal with the Harbour first because, not only has it been the focal point of the transport system of the Border Region since the latter part of the nineteenth century, but it has dominated the economic and commercial development of East London, as well as that of the Border Region as a whole. The second part deals with the evolution of the railway system from the 166 mile long East London and Queenstown Railway, to the present 1,110 miles of the Cape Eastern System. This historical chapter is followed by an analysis of the traffic of the Cape Eastern System. Part Three deals with the theory, practice, and economic consequences, of railway rating policy. Part Four is a detailed analysis of the goods traffic forwarded from, and received at East London in the period from 1st April, 1953 to 31st March, 1956. Part Five deals with roads and road transport. Finally, certain conclusions are offered, based on the significant points revealed by the investigation on which this thesis is based. In this thesis the theory of transport will not be dealt with in detail for it is essentially a factual account of the development of the transport system of the Border Region and an analysis of the present situation. It has unfortunately not been possible to make in this thesis a study of railway finance or railway economics with regard to the Cape Eastern System, for the data upon which to base such an investigation are not available for the Cape Eastern System in isolation. No attempt will be made to assess either the technical or the operating efficiency of the railway system for not only would this require more data than are available, but also a technical knowledge not possessed by the writer.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Thorn tree canopy - King Williams Town

Thota peli na Molapo (The rolling downs of Molapo)

  • Authors: Group of 20 women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Sotho , Sotho (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Lesotho Berea f-lo
  • Language: Sotho
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/161066 , vital:40588 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0101-08
  • Description: The soloist rises in pitch throughout the song. "Rolling downs of Molapo. Mokale and Khethisa are quarreling over the spring at Nkala. Horses are saddled. Who is the mother of the unmarried girl? Giver her a letter, Makamore, the marriage letter. There is a fight at the rolling downs. Horses should be saddled. They are going to Maseru. The worst singer is Raphane's mother. I shouted with a sad voice. I shouted and shook the graves. Women's party song with clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Tlalerwa re Humanega (Improverished by the wild dog)

Tlhaba we re tsena bene kakwe rea (We stab)

  • Authors: Group of men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Kwena (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Botswana Molepolole f-bs
  • Language: Tswana/Kwena
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/162835 , vital:40988 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0109-11
  • Description: "We stab, we enter. This is the song of the Kwena." All these songs were led by different soloists. It is difficult to obtain an adequate translation of an initiation song as they appear to be couched in mysterious and highly idiomatic terms. This song is used also as a fighting song. Male initiation song.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Tloga o ense ka dinao kwalatla (Stand up, brave men)

Tlotlang Kgosi (Honour the great Chief)

Tomolang ka diatla (like putting up carrots with your hands)

  • Authors: Dintsa Marumolo and about 60 young men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Sotho , Folk songs, Tswana , Sotho-Tswana languages , Tswana (African people) , Sotho (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Lesotho Tshidilamolomo f-lo
  • Language: Tswana/Rolong
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/162382 , vital:40925 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0107-02
  • Description: The singers had just come back from initiation school. Here they use floor polish instead of the traditional red ochre with which to stain themselves. Several of them looked like Nilo Hamite men from Kenya and some of their songs also suggested the modality of those Northern tribes coincidence perhaps, but noticable. The singers were waering tribal attire, skins, carrying sticks and knockberries, had their heads shaved except for a patch in the crwon and were stained red. "It is like pulling up carrots (by hand)! To be a policeman is a battle with your hands! Let us go and do it with our hands." 'Diatla'-hands. The word 'hands' is significant and the meaning of the song plays upon this word. Male initiation song performed while in the veld.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Truncheons of Wild Fig sprouting near King Williams Town, 1959

Tsa Mehlaka(Marsh mice)

Tsabalala ('Tshabalala' - girl's name)

  • Authors: Large group of men and women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Motswedi f-sa
  • Language: Tswana/Hurutshe
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/165547 , vital:41255 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0113-04
  • Description: "You who reject men's advances, Tshabalala. What will your mother eat, Tshabalala? In point of fact, food is provided by son-in-law, Tshabalala." The 'son-in-lwa' reference implies not only the bride-price 'Bogadi' paid for a girl, but the son-in-law also ploughs for his mother-in-law. A wedding song for the bride, with clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Tsemeli e Telele (The Butcher bird)

Tshetlha di kae (Where are the tawny ones)

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